In this final installment, I thought I would just offer up a some further reading on the issue for those who might be interested in doing further research on the topic. Although it is certainly not an exhaustive list of all the relevant books and law review articles out there, below you find a bibliography of some of the very best material on the issue of the Pacifica case, the “pervasiveness doctrine,” and modern First Amendment jurisprudence. I’ve also embedded a Scribd version of a law review article I penned on these issues last year that ties together all my thinking on this front. It is called, “Why Regulate Broadcasting: Toward a Consistent First Amendment Standard for the Information Age.”

Adam Thierer / Adam is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, Director of Telecom. Studies at the Cato Institute, and Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation.